Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-21
WHOLE NO. 1880.

| him SO longer, on a smaller quntity of it,
| than from any moon-shine," /" tangle.
foot, spider-juice,' or other drink known
on the northern side of the Rio Grande.
Ihere are no less than dozen large cot
ton factories IN Jalisco, most prominent
among which is that of Messrs. Barron.
Forbes & Co., which every month turns
/ out 10000 kilogrames of thread and 1000
pieces of cloth. Then there is the factory
of Senior Fernandez del Vale Hermo.
which makes 1900 kiiogrames of thread
per month and 5000 pieces of cloth; and
| that named Ell Salto,n which produces
about the same amount
There are also several wooden mills. three
tCaacco factories, two paper mills, glass
factory, etc. etc. Within Jalasco's limits
are 10 cities, "a towns, 2S3 puebloes, 3s5
haciendas Cr large landed estates, and
about 5000 cultivated ranches. While in
many portions o. Mexico government
cents per acre, in this SECTION it brings
not less than forty cents-a circumstance
which goes 10 show that for some reason it
is exceptionally desirable. Jalisco's iGture
prosperity doubtless lies in the fact that il
is included within
MEXICo's GREAT SUGAR CANE BELT:
For though the richest mines NAV be ex-
hausted in course of centuries. Nature re-
news her fertility Of soil from year to year.
Extending along the beach from San Bias,
even farther north than MazatlaD, is belt
OF sandy soil, ranging inland from five to
ten miles. Between that belt and the foot
hills, nearly every acre. in q district fifteen
miles wide, might be utilized, without irri-
gaton, Tor the immediate cultivation of
sugar-cane. And even the sandy strip, ike
the desert lands OF California, has it's
splendid possibilities, and under intelligent
cultivation might turn out enormously
profitable.
The Rio Grande de Santiago efllpties
into the sea about ten miles north or san
Bias and the bottom lands OF its valley
are extremely fertile, even away up into
the mountain passes. The town of
Santiago (35 miles from San Blas), is about
midway to the end of the rivers light
draft navigation, though the same water
course runs through to the State of Mexico.
The bottom-lands of this noble stream,
added TO the fifteen-mile belt above alluded
to, are now producing two crops of corn
year, rice, cotton, tobacco and sugar cane
to say nothing of the great variety of
wild tropical fruits.
1t is not an over-estimate to saw that
within this area are 1000 square miles Of
land, capable, within three years. of land
ing in New York or San Francisco the
largest single-l0cality sugar crop in the
world. But to accomplish such a result
would require the organization of syndi-
Gates and the aggregation of large forces of
capital and labor. As before mentioned,
the expense of irrigation need not be in
CURED, and the outside figure of cost of the
best grade, delivered in San Francisco.
would not exceed three and one half cents
per pound, American gold. Sugar grown
here has been proved to contain consider
ably larger percentage of saccharine matter
than that from the Sandwich Islands.
Richard Lambert, q former Consul of the
United States at San Bias, SAYS: " | have
no hesitation in asserting that at no dis
tant day there will be safer investments and
larger fortunes made by American sugar
growers in this State than by the bonanza
mines of Nevada; and those who have the
nerve to begin first will realize first.n But
it should be distinctly understood that in
Mexico there is positively
NO FIELD FOR POOR MAN.
And every enterprise seeking this country
for investment must come supported with
ample capital. The sugar crop of to-day is
grown IN small patches along the Santiago
river, at several points up and down the
coast, and in the vicinity of Tepic-two
we'll appointed factories being in operation
in the latter town. There is now only
about enough manufactured to supply local
demand and furnishing the neighboring
States of Sinaloa and Sonora, the output of
the two factories being 100000 pounds
| each. The principal prod ct is white loaf
sugar, averaging about 10 cents per Mexi-
| can pound, which is about 3 per cent more
than our pound. Another grade, gIanula-
| ted and slightly darker, sell at 10 cents per
| pound; the next quality the common
| "panoche," is worth cents per pound.
The varieties do not rank at all with sugar
produced in the southern portion OF the
| United States, and neither syrup nor mo-
| lasses is made or used in JalisCo.
Plenty Of native labor in the planting,
| harvesting and manufacturing of sugar
| crop can be relied on here, at wages rang
| lug from % cents per diem 20 rs cents tor
skilled hands, but though Mexican labor
| ers are patient. obedient and generally will
| ing to work when promptly paid, if an
American were going into the business he
| would do well to employ his own country
| men-those possessed of some knowledge
of the Spanish language-as the heads of
| all the different branches of machinery.
There is an Impression in the North that
| no tax on realty exists in Mexico. There
| is tax in every State, which, however,
| only amounts to small sum under large
lively rated. Two-fifths per cent. is the le-
| gal tax, but as a rule it brings littlereyenue.
| the Government, general and municipal,
being compelled to rely upon their excise
and varied customs duties for revenue from
| the tariff only.
There are few really desirable localities
where land retains title In the Government.
| for most of it is held in vast tracts By peo-
pie to whose ancestors it was granted by
the Spanish crown or one of the former
Governments of Mexico Land is bought
| and sold in immense grants, from fifty TO
one hundred miles square, for a lump sum,
| and never by the acre.
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES
Frequently present themselves for purchas-
ing some OF these principalities at prices
which would astonish the Landowners of
the North. In all cases, persons not famil-
| lar with the laws and methods OF this coun-
| try, desiring this kind of investment.
should SEND down shrewd men skilled in
| the various branches of producing, manu-
| featuring and selling in which they wish 10
| engage, 10 investigate thoroughly from a
practical standpoint before venturing their
money
For fifteen years this section has been en-
| joying a season of political quiet hitherto
unheard of, In 1872 the Federal Govern
ment succeeded in capturing that trouble
some Indian bandit, Lozado, and dispers-
ing his followers, after which the district
was placed under strict military discipline
Though still under the general laws of the
State the political chief and cona,aanda,tte of
this part of Jalisco is confined under one
| person, whose heaquarters are at Topic
Under this dual administration, rpdcs. by
bayonets, life and property are as safe
here as anywhere in the world.
FANNIE B. WARD.